Dark Screams is a collection of short horror stories by a
number of different authors; some of which have been previously released in
other publications.
An eclectic mix of horror stories like this makes you think
about what horror means to you as individual. Here we find many different
facets of horror: from a Vietnam vet who transfers his horrors and memories of
the war into wanting to murder someone because of the look of his eye, to a
family's cursed bloodline, to the phobia of a manicure, to a father's
personality snap in trying to get his baby girl to stop crying, to a family's
link to cats. A longer story ends the anthology and focuses on grave robbers
and what may or may not be burrowing underneath all of us.
Horror did indeed present itself in many forms in this
collection. It does not necessarily need to manifest as a beast in the night,
but can be the beast hiding within us behind a perfectly normal facade. A
relatively quick read, but I commend the authors on reaching that spot where
you cringe while reading. A great find
for those who wish to add to any collection of short horror stories.
Thanks to NetGalley for a chance to review the book.
